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Empirica Workshop: Introduction to glassblowing
In Empirica, practices of art, design, and craft are used as vehicles of inquiry
Shaping the Future Exhibition: Touring Around Europe for Two Years
During the two years, the Ceramics and its Dimensions: Shaping the Future exhibition has toured around Europe, it has offered a great opp...
Interactive Clay Pit Workshop Organised at Aalto ARTS
On Tuesday February 13th 2018 the interactive Clay Pit workshop was organised for the first time at Aalto University
Ceramics 3D printing skills developed through an international workshop
The international two-day workshop organised at Aalto ARTS on 4-5 February 2019 created a great space for learning and sharing informatio...
Shaping the Future Exhibition Opened in its Seventh and last Venue: The Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague
The seventh and last venue of the Ceramics and its Dimensions: Shaping the Future exhibition is at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Pragu...
Study abroad from home with Unite鈥檚 Virtual Exchange Credit Programme (VECP) Courses
Studying abroad without leaving home is possible through Unite!鈥檚 Virtual Exchange Credit Programme (VECP). New courses in computer science, language and intercultural competence are now open for applications.
Lotta Partanen moved from design to creating new business
Aalto University alum Lotta Partanen realized that she is more interested in new businesses than in furniture design. She has ended up building and leading VTT's Launchpad business incubator.
Kemira Hosts TexirC Results Meeting
Kemira hosted the results meeting of the TexirC project on February 3, 2026.
Kari Sajavaara Recognition Award to the Kielibuusti project for socially influential work related to languages
The award-winning project has addressed the topical debate on the opportunities available to immigrants in Finland to learn and study the local languages
Doctoral pilot programme produces the best experts in artificial intelligence
The AI-DOC doctoral pilot program produces top AI experts in Finland. Companies would be wise to establish relationships already during their doctoral studies.
鈥楳y entire career as a marine biologist and sustainability scientist has been extremely interesting鈥
Professor of Practice Eeva Furman has spent most of her career conducting interdisciplinary research in sustainability sciences
Better AI models by incorporating user feedback into training
New research improves a popular method for fine-tuning AI models by 60% using visualization tools.
VIII Art of Research Conference - Re-Imagining
The theme of the eighth Art of Research conference is 鈥淩e-Imagining鈥, addressing the various gestures of going back, returning to take another look, or for starting anew.
Upcoming defence: Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen
Master of Arts Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen will defend the doctoral thesis 鈥淭he Making of Inspiration - From Monet to Warhol鈥 on May 20, 2022,...
MakerStudioPeda Summer School, 23鈥25 May, 2022
The core research team had their first summer school in Bj枚rkboda to discuss pedagogies related to design studio and craft teacher education
Alusta Research Pavilion
The Alusta pavilion, located in the courtyard of Helsinki鈥檚 Designmuseum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture, offers a space for multi...
Upcoming defence of doctoral thesis: Relating to Clay: Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Practice 鈥 MA Priska Falin
Master of Arts Priska Falin will defend the thesis "Relating to Clay: Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Pra...
Three book chapters: Bilge Merve Aktas, Maarit M盲kel盲, & Riikka Latva-Somppi 鈥 Expanding Environmental Awareness in Education Through the Arts: Crafting-with the Environment (Springer)
Three book chapters: Bilge Merve Aktas, Maarit M盲kel盲, & Riikka Latva-Somppi 鈥 Expanding Environmental Awareness in Education Through the Arts: Crafting-with the Environment (Springer)
